DHAKA: Miscreants shot dead two people, including a house owner, and wounded another in Moynar Bagh area of Adarsha Nagar of Badda in the capital on Tuesday morning.The deceased were identified as Faruk Hossain, the house owner and construction worker Milon, 30.Witnesses said construction

DHAKA: Two more terrorists, who went missing after early Monday’s gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Dighli area under sadar upazila, were found dead near Wapda canal of the district town on Tuesday morning. The deceased were identified as BNP man Md Khorshed Alam Sumon, 35,

COX’S BAZAR: Police arrested 19 Malaysia-bound people from a residential cottage in Kolatoli area of the district on Monday night.The identity of the detainees could not be known immediately but banglanews has come to know that all of them hailed from different villages of Sirajganj

DHAKA: The 72-hour rail-road-waterways blockade around the country, called by the opposition BNP-led 18-party alliance, started from 6:00am Tuesday, demanding non-party caretaker government to oversee the upcoming 10th general election.In early hours of the blockade, some activists of

DINAJPUR: A female student of Carmichael College was killed in a road accident in Hajir Mor (intersection) area under Chirirbandar Upazila of the district on Monday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Farhana Setu, 20, daughter of Faizur Rahman, hailed from Ghughumari area of

DHAKA: This was not merely a matter of setting world record. This was an unforeseen show of emotion, music and love towards the motherland.On the 43rd victory day on December 16, 2013, more than three lakhs Bengalese simultaneously sang ‘Amar Sonar Bangla/Ami Tomay Bhalobashi,’ the

DHAKA: 27,117 volunteers set a new World Record for Bangladesh by making the largest human national flag for 6:17 minutes, breaking previous record to take place in Guinness book.Over 27000 volunteers gathered at the National Parade, formed the human flag at 1:35pm, held it for 6:17

DHAKA: Two terrorists were killed in crossfire with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Dighli area under sadar upazila of Laxmipur the district on Sunday night.The deceased were identified as top terrorist Asaduzzaman Babul and his assistant Khorshed Alam. Sources said that RAB-11 personnel

DHAKA: Opposition BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia paid tributes to the martyrs of the Liberation War by placing wreaths at the National Memorial at Savar at around 8:10am on the occasion of Victory Day.BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam, senior leader Dr Abdul Moeen Khan and

DHAKA: President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid tributes to the martyrs of the Liberation War by placing wreaths at the National Memorial at Savar at around 6:40am Monday. They were followed by freedom fighters, foreign diplomats and people from all walks of life.Whole

DHAKA: President Abdul Hamid Advocate, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and leader of the opposition BNP Khaleda Zia issued messages on the eve of the Victory Day urging people to work  unitedly to build a democratic and prosperous Bangladesh with the spirit of Liberation War.President Abdul

MOULAVIBAZAR: The lowest temperature of the country was recorded in Sreemangal as 9.2 degree Celsius on Sunday morning.The temperature was recorded around 9:00am.Sreemangal metrological center’s senior advisor M Harunur Rashid confirmed the matter to banglanews. BDST: 2005 HRS, DEC 15,

JAMALPUR: A woman was beaten to death by her husband at Kashthosinga village under Sadar upazila of the district on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Chameli, wife of Minhaj Uddin, resident of the area.Sources said Chameli was beaten dead by her husband over in the morning.On

CHANDPUR: Foreign Minister Dipu Moni said the hearing on the case of the Bay of Bengal maritime boundary dispute between Bangladesh and India will be issued next year. The Foreign Minister made the disclosure while talking with journalists at her Chandpur residence on Sunday.She said,

JOYPURHAT: Three people were killed and at least seven people received bullet injury in a clash between Chhatra Shibir and law enforcers in Haltri area under Sadar upazila of the district on Sunday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Firoz Hossain, 30, a van puller son of Fazlur

DHAKA: The nation is celebrating the 43rd Victory Day Monday, commemorating its cherished triumph in the nine-month bloody war against the Pakistani occupation forces in 1971, and pay rich tributes to three million martyrs for their supreme sacrifice.To mark the historic day, people

SAVER, DHAKA: An auto-rickshaw driver was killed and two others were injured as muggers attacked them at Ashulia’s Ziraboo Bismail road under Savar upazila of the district on Sunday morning.The deceased was identified as Binod Ali, 40, son of late Hossain Ali, resident of Kalia village

LALMONIRHAT: Local administration imposed section 144 to avert imminent clash after an Awami League leader was beaten to death on Sunday.Following the incident, local administration imposed section 144 in Kafirbazar and Sharuarbazar under the upazila till 11:00pm on Sunday.Upazila Nirbahi

Dhaka: Some 154 candidates, mostly Awami League nominated aspirants, are set to be elected unopposed in the upcoming 10th general election as the BNP-led 18-party alliance boycotted the polls.Of them, 127 candidates are of AL, 21 are of HM Ershad’s Jatiya Party and one of Anwar Hossain

JESSORE: A youth was chopped to death by miscreants in Koyerpara area under Chaugachha upazila of the district early Sunday.  The deceased was identified as Alamgir, 33,  son of Sakhawat.Local sources said that he went missing on Saturday night and later locals found his death body